Guide to the George Kresal Letter and Newspaper Clipping MSS.3359
Kresal, George
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
May 2011
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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- Language Usage:
English
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George Kresal Letter and Newspaper Clipping
- Unit ID:
MSS.3359
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.05 Linear feet (one letter, one envelope, one clipping)
- Dates:
1946 February 11
- Abstract:
One letter written from George Kresal, stationed at a naval base in Apra Harbor, Guam, to his parents in Omro, Wisconsin. He wrote of daily life on base and service in the honor guard for the departure of Admiral George Murray.
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
none
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2006
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
George Kresal Letter and Newspaper Clipping, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Processing Information:
Processing Information note
Processed by Kendal Spires, 2011
Biographical/Historical note
George E. Kresal was born in 1927 and served in the U. S. Navy following World War II. He lived in Omro, Wisconsin.
Scope and Contents note
this collection contains one letter written from George Kresal to his parents while he served with the United States Navy in Guam. He wrote of his daily life on the base in Apra Harbor. He also mentioned various news from his hometown and described being in the honor guard for the departure of Vice Admiral George D. Murray. The collection also contains a newspaper clipping related to Murray's replacement by Rear Admiral Charles Alan Powell.
George Kresal Letter Box SC0074 Folder 3359.01